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1st August 2014, 12:54 PM #1Senior Member
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First Carvings
Until I realised that carving things other than burl bowls was so much more fun, I had made only bowls which were also enjoyable, but limited. From an bowl offcut I had a try at these two objects, and bowls are fading fast. Despite a total lack of experience and a very amateurish result, I cannot get enough time to immerse in this work, I now know why members here are so passionate about it. Here to learn from the hugely talented carvers !
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1st August 2014, 02:02 PM #2
Very Nice,
I really like the man walking the log or track.
Keep it up.
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1st August 2014, 02:41 PM #3GOLD MEMBER
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You are off to a great start (I don't quite believe that.)
Your sense of design and body line is excellent.
I suggest that you add size, wood & finish to your descriptions
The wood looks water-wet and I'd like to know how that's done.
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1st August 2014, 07:56 PM #4SENIOR MEMBER
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Yes these are great ! I especially like the waking man - it looks as if he is walking the path of life.
Burr wood is a very difficult wood to carve with edge tools, I assume you used rotary burrs ?
Straight grained wood is normally the choice for woodcarvers which when carved with edge tools promotes a deep understanding & absorbsion in the woods' grain & for me is half the pleasure. No rules though - except follow your heart !
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2nd August 2014, 02:11 AM #6Senior Member
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Well done, your off to a flying start, I wouldn't attempt to carve a Burl. Both pieces have a very arty look, I think Mike got the description right for your man. I take it you have used a lacquer finish?
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2nd August 2014, 09:21 PM #7
Great walking man, really nice form, would like to see more pics of it and the other one (can't actually see that one all that well). Timber and tools would be interesting
Iggy
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2nd August 2014, 09:41 PM #8
Yup.
Cliff.
If you find a post of mine that is missing a pic that you'd like to see, let me know & I'll see if I can find a copy.
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3rd August 2014, 03:24 PM #9Senior Member
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3rd August 2014, 03:31 PM #10Senior Member
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Thanks for the comment Mike. I did use rotary tools, elcheapo Ozyto ( against every resistance to using cheap things, but I wanted to discover if I had any kind of talent for carving)
The little man is 80mm high, glued into a piece of burl bark removed from a bowl blank. He is walking the uphill, craggy, trap filled path of life.
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3rd August 2014, 04:04 PM #11Senior Member
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Thank you Iggy,
The man came from a piece removed from a burl blank by a chainsaw. I was increasingly concerned about turning a beautiful burl into sawdust by carving into bowls. Attached are some more views of them, not very good though.
A recently completed carving from Volcanic Acacia also.
As for tools, I purchased some burrs, carbide and diamond cutters from the US for use with a rotary grinder. I make up sanding tools where fingers can't reach from plastic, heat it, bend to the shape required, glue velcro to it and attach velcro backed abrasives.
Gus
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3rd August 2014, 04:11 PM #12GOLD MEMBER
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Thanks, xpro.
Please continue to delight us all with your carvings.
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3rd August 2014, 09:22 PM #13
Just the 3 years of woodwork at high school gave me a BIG BIG BIG start in understanding & appreciation of the grain in timber & how to work with it, not against it.
Really simple things like how to work out which way it runs & stuff like how you can 'scrape' side grain but you have to 'cut' end grain & wetting it can help stop tear out.Cliff.
If you find a post of mine that is missing a pic that you'd like to see, let me know & I'll see if I can find a copy.
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4th August 2014, 11:14 AM #14
Good job. Well done. Don't loose the momentum.
TimTim. A man of measurable mess.
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